The River Named Modhumoti

The River Named Modhumoti

130 mins | Drama | Dec. 20, 1996

During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.

The River Named Modhumoti

130 mins | Drama | Dec. 20, 1996

The River Named Modhumoti
During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Prasad Productions Private Ltd., Kino-Eye Films
Original title Nodir Naam Modhumoti
Directors Tanvir Mokammel
Writers Tanvir Mokammel

Cast

Tauquir Ahmed

as Bachchu

Aly Zaker

as Motaleb

Raisul Islam Asad

as Akhter

Sara Zaker

as Shanti

Afsana Mimi

as Rahela

Ayesha Akhtar

as Bachchu's Mother

Abul Khair

as Motaleb's Uncle

Momtajuddin Ahmed

as Amulya

Ramendu Majumdar

as Kashem

Amirul Haque Chowdhury

as Mohammad Abdul Khaleque

Keramat Mawla

as Fozlu

K.S. Firoz

as Pakistani Military Captain

Khairul Alam Sabuj

as Commander

Sitara Begum

as Buri

Laila Tarannum Kakoli

as / Sokhina